Stephen Doane v. Department of Health and Human Services

Majority: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, and HUMPHREY, JJ.

Dissent: JABAR, J;

SAUFLEY, C.J.

[¶ 1] The Department of Health and Human Services appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Murphy, J.) declaring that the District Court — not the Department — has' exclusive original jurisdiction over the décision to terminate physician Steven Doane’s participation in, and reimbursement from, MaineCare and any other medical assistance programs in' Maine.1 The Department' argues that the court erred in concluding that a provider’s participation in…